A Reference Grammar of Syrian Arabic

ive . . Augmentative .. Applicative . . p. 234 236 238 240 243 244 244 245 246 248 249 250 251 252 253 256 Not all of these categories are equally clear-cut. While some (e.g. causative) include many verbs showing a high degree of semantic and syntactic consistency among themselves, others (e.g. eductive) encompass relatively wide deviations from the norm. (See p.49 ff. ) There are, furthermore, many augmented verbs whose meanings do not allow for inclusion in any of the derivational categories. (i e„ Se Categories are related to one another in several dimensions and The structure of this system is not made explicit here, but de L' e inferred from the way some of the categories are defined and Scr ibed relative to others.